As strongman leaders around the world begin to fall, has authoritarianism peaked?
Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro both tested the democratic system and lost power. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could be next.
ByJair Bolsonaro
The strange death of the centre right
In Western democracies conventional conservativism is foundering. How did this once-dominant political force become so diminished?
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The Brazil riots were openly planned on social media. So why was nothing done?
Platforms are failing to prevent online radicalisation and organised assaults on democracy. More violence is inevitable.
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The attack on Brazil’s Congress had the aesthetics of a coup, without the danger
Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters are not the only threat to Brazilian democracy.
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Lula’s election as Brazilian president brings hope for the Amazon
The country’s new leader has vowed to completely end deforestation in the rainforest.
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Lula’s victory in Brazil shows how authoritarianism can be defeated
Jair Bolsonaro’s election loss demonstrates what a united opposition can achieve.
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From the archive: Lula, a people’s last hope
6 January, 2003: Brazil’s president says he’ll attempt the impossible in this, one of the world’s most unequal societies.
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The future of the Amazon rainforest rests on Brazil’s presidential run-off
Victory for Jair Bolsonaro, who is closing the gap on Lula, would almost certainly accelerate the rate of deforestation.
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Letter from Brazil: the rainforest fights back
Jair Bolsonaro’s rule has been disastrous for the Amazon. But the remote communities who live there are gaining ground.
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The fate of the Amazon rainforest rests on Brazil’s presidential election
Rampant deforestation under the country’s current president Jair Bolsonaro has turned Brazil into the world’s sixth-largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
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Brazil’s election proves it – the pandemic did not kill nationalist populism
Jair Bolsonaro has run Lula surprisingly close in the first round of the presidential vote, piling on the pressure ahead…
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Lula vs Bolsonaro: Brazil’s 2022 presidential election explained
The race to be the next president of Latin America’s biggest country could hardly be more polarised.
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Bolsonaro can’t end deforestation in the Amazon – even if he wants to
Ending deforestation would alienate the president’s base at a time when he needs its support more than ever.
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How strongmen cling to power
Authoritarian leaders around the world are strengthening their rule. Can anyone topple them?
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Why the deforestation agreement is badly needed to save the Amazon
Under Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s deforestation rate has risen to a 12-year high.
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The Cop26 deforestation agreement is big – but it shows the challenge facing world leaders
The green movement needs to be politically realistic without stoking a coalition between those in despair and denial.
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Why a UK law to criminalise deforestation won’t save the Amazon
Campaigners suggest UK plans to stop deforestation outside its borders are lacking in ambition.
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Glenn Greenwald: the greatest journalist of all time?
Why the Brazil-based investigative reporter divides the US left and has become a friend to the right.
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